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• Status - Current activity level of a unit. Table7.1 lists and describes the possi ble valu es.
• Action - Type of session that may be initiated. Although a unit may have multiple actions that
may be performed (for example, you may be able to access a target device using a browser
session or a Telnet session), only one action will be displayed.
For example, a target device that is only attached to a serial console appliance will not contain
a KVM Session link. If a target device has a connection to both a serial console appliance and
a KVM switch, a KVM Session link will appear.
As shown in Figure 7.1, other available actions that have been enabled may be accessed by
clicking the Alternate Actions arrow to the right of the action with the highest precedence.
Clicking on one of the displayed links will launch the corresponding window type.
Table 7.1: Unit Status Values
Unit type Status and Icon Icon Description
Any unit Idle N/A The unit is powered up with no connection.
Any unit In Use The unit has at least one active connection.
Any unit Status Unknown The status of the unit was reported to the software
but cannot be obtained for an unknown reason.
Target devices No Power The target device is powered down.
Target devices KVM Blocked The connection path to the target device is blocked
because a cascade switch is already in use.
Target devices No device attached
(topology view only) N/A The port does not have a target device attached.
Target devices Partial Power
The DSView 3 software cannot determine the power
state of the target device, or the software received a
mixed power state from the target device. For
example, if a target device has a KVM connection
and a power device connection, the software will
prompt for a power status for both of these
connections. If both connections do not reply with
ON or OFF, the power status will display as Partial
Power.
Managed
appliances Not Responding
The managed appliance did not provide status
information. This may occur for multiple reasons,
such as the appliance is not powered up or it is
disconnected from the DSView 3 software system.